Fayette S Olmsted Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 25-6043515

Fayette S Olmsted Foundation is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $108K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $9K.

Fayette S Olmsted Foundation at a glance

In short: Fayette S Olmsted Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,256
-14.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,256
-14.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,256
Total assets
$107,653
+2.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Fayette S Olmsted Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Chautauqua Institution: $5KChautauqua Institution$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Chautauqua Institution ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ChautauquaPittsburgh

How Fayette S Olmsted Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $6K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua, NYGeneral Support$5,256
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$107,653$11,822$9,116$5,2561$6,326$8,986$6,305
2024$104,927$3,644$10,376$6,1391$6,984$208$6,101
2023$111,690$2,082$9,481$5,3241$6,541$3,696$7,356
2022$117,274$12,958$9,966$5,7941$6,821$9,851$6,351
2021$114,193$4,976$8,760$4,5101—$1,524$6,849
2020$118,097$2,850$9,688$4,7062—$300$6,203

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fayette S Olmsted Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fayette S Olmsted Foundation's only listed officer is PNC Bank NA, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • PNC Bank NA

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $4K (2020) → $3K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

PNC Bank NA — Trustee: $3KPNC Bank NATrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to PNC Bank NA (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Fayette S Olmsted Foundation

How much does Fayette S Olmsted Foundation give each year?

Fayette S Olmsted Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is Fayette S Olmsted Foundation?

Fayette S Olmsted Foundation reported $108K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Fayette S Olmsted Foundation operate?

Fayette S Olmsted Foundation has awarded grants in New York, Pennsylvania.

What is Fayette S Olmsted Foundation's EIN?

Fayette S Olmsted Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6043515. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 21, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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